Department for Infrastructure - Engineering Services Consultancy Partner Contracts

As result of recent internal re-organisation within the Department for Infrastructure, coupled with an increased requirement for consultancy services to deliver new initiatives such as Active Travel, the Department intends to replace the Engineering Services Consultancy Partner Contract with three separate contracts as detailed below: Contract 1: Water and Departmental Delivery (WDD) Engineering Services Consultancy Partner Term : up to 5 years Estimated Contract value: £30m Contract 2: Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) East/West Engineering Services Consultancy Partner Term: up to 5 years Estimated Contract value: £48m Contract 3: Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) North/South Engineering Services Consultancy Partner Term: up to 5 years Estimated Contract value: £35m The Department intends to procure these contracts through two discrete procurement competitions. The first competition, to procure the WDD Engineering Services Consultancy Partner, will commence in July 2023 and will be awarded to a single Economic Operator. The second procurement competition will commence in August 2023 and will contain two lots (contracts); the TRAM East/West Engineering Services Consultancy Partner and; the TRAM North/South Engineering Services Consultancy Partner. Each contract will be awarded to a single Economic Operator. In order to ensure security of service, preserve competition and encourage participation by SMEs, the Department will limit the number of contracts that can be awarded to an Economic Operator, in the second competition, to one.